6893097f-f504-4b77-96c8-8daa5da6a09d English ISO/IEC 8859-1 (also known as Latin 1) dataset dataset NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre Lancaster Environment Centre, Library Avenue, Bailrigg Lancaster LA1 4AP UK info@eidc.ac.uk https://eidc.ac.uk/ EIDC website The Environmental Information Data Centre (EIDC) is the UK's national data centre for terrestrial and freshwater sciences. information pointOfContact 2026-02-12T13:46:49 UK GEMINI 2.3 OSGB 1936 / British National Grid Topsoil particle size distribution, electrical conductivity, calcite and total carbon from the Countryside Survey of Great Britain for 2018-2023, and aggregate information for 2019 2025-08-14 publication https://catalogue.ceh.ac.uk/id/6893097f-f504-4b77-96c8-8daa5da6a09d 10.5285/6893097f-f504-4b77-96c8-8daa5da6a09d doi: Lebron, I., Ebuele, V.O., Brentegani, M., Tandy, S., van Soest, M., Garbutt, A., Bentley, L., Williams, B., Wood, C.M., Emmett, B.A., Robinson, D.A. (2025). Topsoil particle size distribution, electrical conductivity, calcite and total carbon from the Countryside Survey of Great Britain for 2018-2023, and aggregate information for 2019. NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre 10.5285/6893097f-f504-4b77-96c8-8daa5da6a09d This dataset contains information on the soil particle size distribution, electrical conductivity, total carbon, and inorganic carbon in the form of CaCO3 for the topsoil (0-15cm) from the Countryside Survey monitoring programme spanning the years 2018 to 2023. This period includes the five years, along with the pilot year, required to finalize the sampling across the geography of Great Britain. Additionally, it includes the aggregate size distribution and stability for the CS2019. UKCEH Countryside Survey is the longest integrated national monitoring programme of the countryside for Great Britain, which began in 1978. The results provide a unique insight into how our plants, soil, woodlands and small water bodies have changed over time. Full details about this dataset can be found at https://doi.org/10.5285/6893097f-f504-4b77-96c8-8daa5da6a09d Inmaculada Lebron Robinson UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology enquiries@ceh.ac.uk pointOfContact Lebron, I. UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology enquiries@ceh.ac.uk https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8610-9717 ORCID record ORCID is an open, non-profit, community-driven effort to create and maintain a registry of unique researcher identifiers and a transparent method of linking research activities and outputs to these identifiers. information author Ebuele, V.O. UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology enquiries@ceh.ac.uk author Brentegani, M. UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology enquiries@ceh.ac.uk author Tandy, S. UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology enquiries@ceh.ac.uk author van Soest, M. UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology enquiries@ceh.ac.uk author Garbutt, A. UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology enquiries@ceh.ac.uk author Bentley, L. UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology enquiries@ceh.ac.uk author Williams, B. UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology enquiries@ceh.ac.uk author Wood, C.M. UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology enquiries@ceh.ac.uk author Emmett, B.A. UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology enquiries@ceh.ac.uk author Robinson, D.A. UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology enquiries@ceh.ac.uk author Robinson, I. UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology enquiries@ceh.ac.uk owner NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre info@eidc.ac.uk custodian NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre info@eidc.ac.uk publisher Environmental Monitoring Facilities theme GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0 2008-06-01 publication Environmental survey Agriculture Soil particle size distribution aggregate size distribution otherRestrictions no limitations otherRestrictions This resource is available under the terms of the Open Government Licence otherRestrictions If you reuse this data, you should cite: Lebron, I., Ebuele, V.O., Brentegani, M., Tandy, S., van Soest, M., Garbutt, A., Bentley, L., Williams, B., Wood, C.M., Emmett, B.A., Robinson, D.A. (2025). Topsoil particle size distribution, electrical conductivity, calcite and total carbon from the Countryside Survey of Great Britain for 2018-2023, and aggregate information for 2019. NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre https://doi.org/10.5285/6893097f-f504-4b77-96c8-8daa5da6a09d textTable English utf8 environment farming 2018-04-01 2023-09-30 -8.648 1.768 49.864 60.861 Comma-separated values (CSV) NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre info@eidc.ac.uk distributor https://data-package.ceh.ac.uk/data/6893097f-f504-4b77-96c8-8daa5da6a09d Download the data Download a copy of this data download https://data-package.ceh.ac.uk/sd/6893097f-f504-4b77-96c8-8daa5da6a09d.zip Supporting information Supporting information available to assist in re-use of this dataset information dataset dataset Commission Regulation (EU) No 1089/2010 of 23 November 2010 implementing Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards interoperability of spatial data sets and services 2010-12-08 A total of 500 x 1-km2 squares, over the five-year cycle, were randomly sampled within strata defined according to the Land Classification of Great Britain – a derived classification of the landscape based on its topography, geology, climate, and physical attributes. Within each 1-km x 1-km square, topsoil samples were taken from 5 pre-determined randomly dispersed locations (where possible) with the vegetation X-Plots. The soil sample analysed for soil metrics is taken using a black plastic core, 15 cm long. This dataset comprises physical and chemical parameters that were measured in soils collected throughout the United Kingdom from April to September during the years 2018 to 2023. Quality controls were implemented in the planning, collection, analysis, and reporting of the data.